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Palm Springs: feel-good infinite time loop romcom serves side order of existential dread
The sarcastic, hugely enjoyable tale of a couple forced to repeat the same day for eternity is a rewatchable comfort movie for our time
Palm Springs is streaming on Amazon Prime in Australia. For more recommendations of what to stream in Australia, click herePalm Springs, in the words of Andy Samberg’s character, Nyles, is “one of those infinite time loop situations you might’ve heard about”. Which serves as the baseline for a hugely enjoyable, feel-good romantic comedy that incorporates a compelling science fiction element and a nice bit of existential dread to stop things getting too sentimental.
Nyles and Sarah (Cristin Milioti) meet at a wedding in Palm Springs. After an eventful reception, Sarah follows Nyles into a cave in the desert where she steps into a glowing red light, only to awake once again, on the morning of the ceremony. It becomes clear that an earthquake opened up a fissure in space/time, and in entering the cave the pair became caught in time loop, doomed to repeat the day of the wedding forever.
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